''Candelabrochaete'' is a
genus
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of
crust fungi
The corticioid fungi are a group of fungi in the Basidiomycota typically having effused, smooth basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that are formed on the undersides of dead tree trunks or branches. They are sometimes colloquially called crust fungi or pa ...
in the family
Phanerochaetaceae
The Phanerochaetaceae are a family of mostly crust fungi in the order Polyporales.
Taxonomy
Phanerochaetaceae was first conceived by Swedish mycologist John Eriksson in 1958 as the subfamily Phanerochaetoideae of the Corticiaceae. It was later ...
.
Taxonomy
The genus was
circumscribed
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by French mycologist Jacques Boidin in 1970. He originally included two species, ''
C. langloisii'', and the
type
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, ''
C. africana''.
Description
Similar to the genus ''
Phanerochaete
''Phanerochaete'' is a genus of crust fungi in the family Phanerochaetaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus was circumscribed by Finnish mycologist Petter Karsten in 1889. Marinus Anton Donk redefined the limits of the genus in two publications in 1957 and ...
'', ''Candelabrochaete'' features simple
septa
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in the subicular
hypha
A hypha (; ) is a long, branching, filamentous structure of a fungus, oomycete, or actinobacterium. In most fungi, hyphae are the main mode of vegetative growth, and are collectively called a mycelium.
Structure
A hypha consists of one or ...
e and at the base of the
basidia, and
hyaline
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Histopathology
Hyaline cartilage is ...
, thin-walled,
nonamyloid
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spores. Several features distinguish ''Candelabrochaete'' from ''Phanerochaete''. These include small, cylindrical to club-shaped (clavate)
basidia, septate
cystidia, a loosely interwoven subiculum (a mat of hyphae from which the
fruitbody arises), and a loosely organized
hymenium
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. This latter characteristic gives a
farinaceous to woolly appearance to the fruitbodies.
Species
,
Index Fungorum accepts 12 species in ''Candelabrochaete'':
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Candelabrochaete adnata''
Hjortstam (1995) – Brazil
*''
Candelabrochaete africana''
Boidin (1970) – Africa
*''
Candelabrochaete cirrata''
Hjortstam & Ryvarden (1986) – Argentina; British Virgin Islands; Brunei; Ghana; Kenya; Taiwan
*''
Candelabrochaete dispar''
Hjortstam & Ryvarden (1986) – Argentina
*''
Candelabrochaete eruciformis''
(G.Cunn.) Stalpers & P.K.Buchanan (1991)
*''
Candelabrochaete langloisii''
(Pat.) Boidin (1970)
*''
Candelabrochaete macaronesica''
M.Dueñas, Tellería & Melo (2008) –
Faial Island;
Madeira
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Candelabrochaete magnahypha
''Candelabrochaete'' is a genus of crust fungi in the family Phanerochaetaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus was circumscribed by French mycologist Jacques Boidin in 1970. He originally included two species, '' C. langloisii'', and the type, '' C.&n ...
''
(Burt) Burds. (1984)
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Candelabrochaete mexicana''
(Burt) P.Roberts (2000) – Cameroon; Venezuela
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Candelabrochaete neocaledonica''
Duhem & Buyck (2011) –
New Caledonia
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Candelabrochaete simulans''
Hjortstam (1995) – Thailand
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Candelabrochaete verruculosa''
Hjortstam (1983) – Africa; Asia; Europe
References
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Phanerochaetaceae
Polyporales genera
Fungi described in 1970